Show 8A Standard-Examin- Saturday Fet 3 1990 er FAMILY CIRCUS by Bil Keane DRABBLE by Kevin Fagan People Illustrious illusionists return to Vegas stage LAS VEGAS (AP) — Illusionists Siegfried and Roy who came here 20 years ago as bit players and remained to become one of the city's top draws have $20 launched their million entertainment spectacle Some of the top names in the American theater share the credits for the flashy show which opened to a sellout audience Thursday night at the new Milong-awaite- d rage Hotel “This is a total feast for the senses" said producer Kenneth Feld after the show “This elevates the level of entertainment in Las Vegas to new heights" The famed illusionists were one of the city's top entertainment attractions before closing 9 months ago for a tour that performances in Japan and a stint at Radio City Music 1 ed Hall in New York City They were signed by Mirage Hotel owner Steve Wynn to a $575 million contract and were scheduled to open Dec 26 The show was delayed because of technical problems associated with the complex production five-ye- ar “It’s like producing ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ live on stage twice nightly" Feld said of pro duction glitches that delayed the opening The show left even jaded Las Vegas show veterans somewhat agog One television reporter called the production “the show of the century" The show's designer and is John Napier whose credits include “Cats" “Les and “Starlight Express" Singer Michael Jackson wrote some of the music for the production John Caird is writer and for the show Caird won Tony awards for his role as of “Les Miserables" and “Nicholas Nickleby" Andrew Bridge who won a Tony for his work in “Phantom of the Opera" is the show's lighting director Feld is producer of the Ringl-in- g Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus and five Walt Disney ice spectaculars currently touring the world Wynn spent more than $25 million on the showroom including a giant stage and lighting facilities capable of showcasing Broadway productions Tickets run $55 in the 1500-seshowroom with two shows a night six nights a week three Mis-erable- s" at weeks a month “We're bringing back to Las that Las Vegas deserves" Roy said after the Vegas the magic show "We’ve combined the magic of the theater with the technology of tomorrow" added Siegfried The one hour 45 minute show features spectacular staging laser tall metechnology a chanical dragon 54 dancers and a dozen of the rare white tigers raised by Siegfried and Roy at their Las Vegas home The illusionists natives of West Germany are known around the world for their efforts to breed the white tigers which have become extinct in the wild The show opens with a flashy “Star Wars" scenario and Siegfried and Roy arriving in their own mini space capsules Another segment has Roy sitting atop a pyramid that is destroyed by an explosion and fire leaving him levitated high above the 30-fo- ot PEANUTS by Charles M Schulz 30-fo- ot stage GARFIELD by Jim Davis One of the most popular portions of the show is a simple film of the duo’s white tigers shot when some of the tigers featured in the show were cubs 500-pou- 25-pou- Bridge By B JAY and STEVE BECKER King Features Syndicate East dealer East-Wevulnerable NORTH st A K73 A 6 0 9852 AQ 107 WEST A J542 ? 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